North Carolina Newspapers

i The Concord daily Tribune I ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES 4 VOLUME XXIII CONCORD. N. C. WEDNSDAY. APRIL 4. 1923. JO. TODAY'S O NOTTS TODAY. o sar i F KLAN . TAKE DIFFERENCES TO ATLANTA COURT and investigation lodny snaSMUH-ed In .. ! had found a "dbulnct division f cu- 1 he anenn of Fulton County. tiuutr on rv nbje-t. Took rhnrvp of Imnprial """ ''v'""" f,v"r "" bulkllng ' iook narge oi imperial i( ,,.,.,. : ,,.llJllni.,i , witn mm.- Palace Headquarters Af- existing college ami not a uu imie t rtatrf i (j ' peuib nl Institution lie said The Icr V OUTl ACUOII. other, he i-oailiined. ihiu Ii impru- KLAN FOR WOMEN STARTED TROUBLE'""' 'v'r,l '-one "iratwi ,y the IBuptbt I'linr.li. or maintained iiudcr " -" the aimpiivs nf tli diininii nation. Evans and Simmons, High I Tl",1 !"lBU,,'r " '"" "," iiuimissioii s riiiiiri uexl luoiiih prop OmCCrs, LOUld Not Airree i aliiy "will ! i,..m -.- iidtal and that and Temporary Injunction Halts Their Actions. Atlanta. On.. April I I Ry the Aaao eUited Meaa. Sheriff J. h. Unirry, of Fulton rooBty. with lime at depu ties enily a&u$ limk eharse nf the Iniieriiil I'nlnee. hiiiihtnarietn nf the KuixhlM nf the Kti Klux Klan under nn urder kIrihnI hy JudKe 10. I. i'h.nii iib. dlsiKisH-NKiiiK V. J. SliiimnliK, I in jKiinl Eatprror. who tnnk .harm' nf the hen di pin rters. mid wlm iliNlined .vesterdny under a Iwupnrnry lujuni tinn nlitaiiiiil hy 111 11 1 apiitist Imperial U'teard H. V. Evnna. The order, nl(rned ubont :Mli m lnek this innrnins by Jinlp' Thomas, ill in I. si Kmpei'iir Slmnioim anil the n! ti er plnltitilTH in the notion to npnenr for n heariiii; liefnre him this nl'lernnnn tit 3 n'eliH-k to shnw cause why the tem porary Injunction ngninNt imperial Wizard Evans and the other nfflruila of the Klnn should nnt he ilisniissisl. Sheriff Lowry lit nine proceeded to the Imjierlnl Palace on I'eachtrw Komi and placed Deputy Sheriff Milan In charge, nil of the Simmons faction leaving, after having taken charge yes lerdny When they secured a temporary Injunction against Imperil Wizanl Rvana following the break wlien the RmneroT undertook to organize n wo man's order on the lines nf the Ku Klux Kim. RAVTER HI lill M Wil l. li.NOKF UH KHAKI CIIRiFS Wa Named a an Offlf ial Whose War Kerord Did Not Meet Approval of Union. ih the IWIliM e.t. . Kaleigb. April 4 -Baxter nttrhain. Btnte nudltor, who with Justice V. 1'. Stacy of the Supreme Coml wns nam ed ns an official whose war record "e3f servlce men generally do not like." by James A. Lockabrt, commander of the American Legion in North Carolina, today said Unit insofar as issuing a statement lip Intended "to ignore the charges." Justice Stacy wns on the bench and could not be reached for a statement rotative to the Legion Commander's allegations. To Equip Presbyterian Mission Hos pital. (Br the Aorlaiea Pie 4.1 Columbia, S. C, April 4. The Pres byterian Mlasional Hospital at Tsing klnng l'n, China, will he eipiipped with Hie library and instruments of the (Ate Dr. A. R. Lancaster, of this city, il hns hee.n announced here. The library ami Instruments have lioen presented to lr. J. Nelson Ball, "a medical missiuu iry, who now" is here on furlough. The hospital is located ten miles from Hwai-Ali-Fu. where Mrs. .Auric Ijincnste.r Montgomery, daughter of Dr. Lancaster, and her husband, are engaged In missionary work for the Southern Presbyterian ('lunch. Blalork Wanted Also in flreenwood. (By the Asaoclated Preea.) Sallsbnry, N. C, April 4 C. B. lilalock. held here on charges of tak ing orders for a company ije is alleged not to represent, also Is wanted In Urecnwond, S. C, on charges of ob taining money tinder false pretense, according to a telegram received from i the sheriff by Chief of Police Kesler. HUllock's case, here Is set for bearing Wednesday. If you fail to rend the "Chats With Tour Gus Man" on page three, you will miss something to your advantage. oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo WHICH ? Are home, comfort, nil the finer pleasures of life, worth work ing for and saving for? Or do you prefer a ramshackle kind of existence? FP OR DOWN? You simply cannot remain motionless. Of course you know that thrift must be In your program. But many times people'put off starting. THEY PLAN TO BBOlN lav ing up something hy "NEXT MONTH." NEXT MONTH NEVE It COMES. TODAY 18 THE DAY. Thla OLD RELIABLE BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OFFERS YOU A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY SAFETY TO ' FUNDS. TOGETHER WITH WORTH WHILE EARNINGS. START RIGHT BY TAKING SOME SHAKES IN SERIES NO. Til NOW OPEN. START NOW. LOANS MADE PKOMITLY. Cabarrus County Building Loan and Savings Association OFFICE IN CONCORD NATIONAL BANK. l! VI f 1 I " (U llj.1 of a i la ii .. uutu lb U i Daunts-. Va . April 4. Ir. Ja ! M. Mi'-i' m ii. paaiur f lar HrNi Up i .-i i i.iinli Ii. r.- n. I . Mm ..( Sm ...iiiu , j,...uii"l b Hi., laal . tMiiliTn ('nurpuiliu tu make a rr ipurt a Ihe advisability nl ImiII.I lag . jjf8.00n.MM rmlnjirj la the Monta. na I hU return fruw a tutir r itiaprcileHi i-UI III IIIHHI ililf.V ill N Sc.lil.Uir) III lpieciil mill favors the irfUgtlH'iiluc !af Hi.- Huilr f ii'lirluiis i .in. in. .ii in thl. IllllVCJltlllll itself Will I-' called lip uu lii elebi mine the ipiesthiu. wliiili necessarily Involves the whole nutt ier of denominational liistriii'liim. Ur. Shelhurne spent a week in iLf ferent state, studying the subject mining prominent Baptist educators mill liiyinen, he said While away, he listed several Villi's In which move ment ulrendy hove begun In secure lh K4-iuiiiary in eise it i ihililinl In esl.lhllsh the .Mies Inillliliil. Mi nil, Uu., Atlanta. 5a., Ureetiville, S. . uml SKiri:iidiiii v.. S. I", ami llir iiilimliniu. Ala. THE COTTON MARKET SI hi wed Kenewed Firiuness . I I lie Op eiiing This Moniing. (By the AHMiclJitert Plena. New York. April 4. The cotton mar ket showed renewed tirmness ill the oienliig this morning owing to con tinued advances in Liverpool ami un favorahle weather in the South. Kirst prices were 7 to pnints higher, but the market reacted several points un der realizing, with May selling nIT lo 2)1.33 or In pnints from the best. Cotton futures oiiem-d tirm : May 2n.XTi: July i;H.(V: tictolNr L'."i."2; Iie cenilicr 1 ." : .lanunry LM.S.V REPORT DENIED Thai Hie Maryland Would Put Navy Yard to Have Her Guw rated. (Hy tbr Am.tril P:. .. Into Fie New York. April 4. A statemeul by navy publicity ulliiers that the I S. ship Maryland would pill into Brook lyn inivy yard today mi her arrival from I'm. mini to have her guns nta catejl was proiuplly deni.il a l the com inaildnnt's office, where it was said she would be sen! tu the yard merely lor the Installation of lire control ap paratus. "Sot Down and Went In Sleep." (Hy the Asanclntra Pre.) Martinsville, Vii.. April 4. "1 sot down to lainelil over my troubles and went to sleep." This was the explanation given to local officers, who raided two stills near Drunken Springs, hy Henry Mar tin, negro, said to have bii'ii found asleep near one of the jugs containing three gallons of liquor. Martin was arrested, bill was re leased when lie furnished $2SII bond, (ine of the slills was of seventy-five galon capacity and another twenty live. Drunken Springs derives its name from Hie fact that years ago. when the farmers of Patrick county wore rolHug their leaf tobacco to the Dnn vlllom arket. frequenl revels occurred there. Ill those days, the hogsheads were pierced by a shaft and yoked lo an oxen. The fanners usually sja'tit the night at Drunken Springs. Delegates to Klwaniam Convention. By the Aasovlaled it. sb.i Fnyetlevilte, April 4. The Kiwanls Club of Fayettevilie will send u dele gation to the International Conven Hon of Kiwunls in Atlanta the last week In May, it lias been announced, officers here said they expected the meeting In Atlanta to be the largest ever held by the organlatlon. Copies of programs received here stress the "old fashioned southern hos pitality" as a feature. A water car nival and other entertainments have been planned. Among the Eskimos, who have hud a special "conjurers. training ami may he of either sex influence. wield a great ;cxxococooocdooooooo Rev. CHA8. P. MacLAUGHLIN, D.D.. Pastor of the Flrat Lutheran Church Pittsburgh. Pa., who It one of a grc of distinguished speakers vsiti. . North Carolina cltiea in behalf of tht appeal for 8850.000 this apring fot Lenoir College, at Hickory. Dr. Charles I'. MncUiilglilin, who will address the Unoir CiJIege Rallj al St. .lames Chun h here a I 3 p. in. and Holy Trinity Clnirih. Ml. I'biis 11 111 al S p. m. on April Sth, is the suc cessful ;im well hHuved pasinr of tlie First Liitheraii Church. Pittsburgh, liistiilicall.v kiniwn as the Hist Eng lish Lutheran Church to l.e establisb cd west of the Alleghany Mountains. Dr. MacLaiiglilin was pastor for some years prior lo going to Pittsburgh of SI. James Church, here, and served as Civilian Chaplin with the I'. S. Army during the World War. He is a meni lier nf many influential ami important boards of the I'liitcd Lutheran Chinch in America. Ilis voice is well known and loved in North Carolina. Radio fans thrrotigh the slate have listened to him over Wesliiighouso Itmllo Sta tion, KDKA. where lie is the offlclal Lutheran i-cpresenlnlive fur Sunday sermons. He will be accompanied by Dr. 10. .1. Sox. Professor of Bible in Lenoir Col lege, who speaks' for the local Luther an Synod: and slndeul 10. Yates I leaf - ner, who will nie I lie student s view poinl of I lie present apiieal. CAMPAIGN FOR OLD CLOTHES To Keep .ihe Armenian .Sufferer Frwu Preettfaif. Kalelgh, April 1. A campaign for old clothing, to keeuaajrrllfcninii suffer ers from freezing to dehiH next win ter, will be held duning the last week of April in every county in North Carolina, announcement Avas made to day from State Headquarters of the Near East Relief In Itnlelgh. Dr. 10. C. Brooks, state superintend ent of public instruction, has been ap pointed slale clothing chairman for this drive which will come to Its cli max May 1. Josephus Daniels, hon orary slale chairman, and Col. Geo. II. Bellamy, state chairman,, of the linan- cini campaign will actively assist Dr. Brooks. Most of Ihe comity chairmen who raised their quotas ill the campaign for money to Iced these children and refugees jusl ended, will handle Ibis umpnign for old clothes. Ii is point ed out ilia I housewives in their spring cleaning will be more than gland to gel rid of l Ii is cast-off wilder -'clothing, miilf.il Ihe same time save human lives I hereby. Lack of clothing was so acute last winter that, in spite of Ihe generosity of Ihe American people, hundreds of women and children were found who had dragged themselves for miles suf fering from acme rheumatism and pneumonia, simply for lack of cloth ing. Others just froze to death by the wayside. North Carolina made a gen erous response last winter but some of the other slates fulled to do their duty hy humanity. May 1st has been designated as "Bundle Day" by Dr. Brooks and ev eryone in this county is asked to lake or ship their cast-off winter clothing to the Near Fast Belief county chair man or send it by parcel post or freight to the Near East Belief cloth ing warehouse, Raleigh, N. C. Dr. Brooks believes Unit everyone should bine at least one complete sail of clothing which they are about to cast off for Ihe winter and points out thill if sent lo the Near East Relief this suit will have a human life in the baitie between Christianity ami Mo hammedanism. Every complete suil of warm clothing coat or sweater, trousers, heavy socks, shoes, heavy ttn derwetfr, woolen shirt and cap, or the equivalent in women's clothing will save a life. North Carolina's goal is set by Dr. Brooks as 30,(KNIIlves. CARNARVON SEEMED SOME BETTER TODAY The Earl Rallied Last Night After all Hope Had Been Abandoned. illy tbe Aaaoelaled Preaa.) Cairo, .April 4. The Earl of Car nnrvor's doctors virtually abandoned last night any hope of his recovery and the family gathered about the lied gide anticipating the worst, hut the in Hcnt rallied, never losing conscious ness. Today his temK;rature was 101 and he was maintaining the slight Im provement noted last evening. He was still weak hut less depressed. His physicians regard the fight for life he Is making as most remarkable. Everything, they say, depends upon his ability to maintain his strength for Ihe next two day. Miss Mary Miller, of Chattanooga, Tenu., is visiting Mrs. Jones Y. Pharr SATISFACT()R SPRING AND SI MMER TRADE PREDICTED ItaMch. X. C. April 4 iRy Ibr An atatnl lren im n Imalim . ,.isi,ti.si i hi yenr awmn'.l up liiaiH-r " Ihan laoap T the rnrreMaHnl ting irnnib nf 11! aasl tetl very lit I lie atHirt f J s no.it v i'f ibis rear," Be icm-dliic to the uAW-tal rermrt Has 1 1 "i. i -I In the Fifth Federal Reserve Dl:i. I lo 'lie Fehf:,l ltervp Bank of Kl. haioiHl. lm.de imldlr bere n few day ago. All reiut twlTed dftrlng the in . ob under review Indicated n stnaag prnUibiliiy of leitlafartury iriug hiiiI early summer . nle tl was stateil ' Memlier Imnks tftvnt nig neekli to the Feilernl Iteserie Bank showed in I lap i 'i d l.wiis ns tbi"4r i nalotaeri' re laneil fur crop planting, mid mei can- tile and industrial activity with Hie I, ill of wlnir." the reM.rl ism Hiiueti. Sa lints laink Humes .opliii msl In rise in I 'lb nn'OiU'r and nun member lialiks. it-flts tins; al leasl a Yetisomible degree of )..tmicrity amoim wage earners, and the tirsi Install ineol of Income taxes collected by tic I idled Stati-s proved that Iftt! In comes were considerably nlsivc those nf 1821. "These la: returts also indhnteil that nmiiey was ntkne iilentlfnl on March l"i than was..tbe nise last year. Ibis deiluctiun being Idrnwii from the fact that more is'isnps than In prv ioiis years paid their entire income ta ut ihe first payment: irate Inst cud ol paying tin- tax in four installments. "Loans to member, hanks 1 1 area soil dnring February in te Iteservc Bank, bill Federal Rinerve pioles in circula lion rtts'llned. The latin of cash lo couibincil liabilities fur reserve de posits and note circulut ion in the Fed eral Reserrve Hank of Itichmond stood at 73.."ill H'r cent, on .March I I. l!i-3 in comparison with jil'i- s'r cent, on Ma r li LI, 1K. Plans For Annual County Commencement Being Made Dr. Whitsett, Noted Speaker and Writer, to Make Liter ary Address. -Teachers (ie tins Ready for Final Exami nations. Medals and Prizes Have Been Ordered. Plans for County Commencement if the county schools of Ibis county, to be held here on Saturday. April 'Js. are being pushed now with all prno- i Heal speed. Prof, J.-R. Robertson, sit-j pc.riuHiiHtetii.juf .fnec Manols, stated tips I morning. Examinations which will j he regularly held April lMh mid F.rth am being prepared, eertitlcates and prizes ordered. Dr. W. T. Whitsett. of Whitsett. N. C, will deliver the literary address on commeniimenl day. Dr. Whitsett. who was President of Whitsett Insli ttlte for about 3(1 years, will be heard gladly here. A number of teachers in the county and business and profes sional men here are former pupils of liis. Dr. Whitsett is n graduate of North Carolina College of ML Pleasant, null lias attained marked distinction as a speaker anil writer. He has written and published a book of poems "Siber ami Song," that ho,s won distinct fav or among the be.sl literary critics of the country, and oilier productions of bis pen hit v been received willi greal favor. Al the present tinu the very able editor Dr. Wbitsetl in of the. hook re view division of The server and ivlils in a Charlotte Oh very nl tractive f the Sunday is i, "Outlooks on manner this division sue under the dipli Hooks." Dr. Whitsett possesses also market libit form ability. Several years ngn lie won signal recognition through the north delivering liis lecture. 'Our Southland." and lie will be heard here on he 2Sth with peculiar interest by the friends of education. The usual prizes ami medals for leadership in various phases of scliooi work will be awarded, and the decla mation and recitation contests will again be features of coilinio.ncemcnl day. In many of Hie schools of the county preliminary contests to deter mine the representatives of the schools oli these contests have been arranged, and during Ihe next three weeks all of these contests will have been held mid the w inners announced'. $65,123O0O Paid in Church Pensions. illy the .. -liiieil lre. Chicago, April 4.--Pension funds of eighteen Protestant denominations in the I'nlted Slates amount to $0r,423. KKI. according to a statement issued by Dr. .1. B. Hingelcy, chairman of the Interdenominational Secretaries' Con ference in charge of the church pen sion funds of Protestant churches. The amount is divided us follows: Northern lluptlst. ?I),000.(MM1 ; South ern Hnptist, $U7ii.lMHi; Congregational. $.-i, 7oO,(KKI : Disciples. $175.000 : Luth eran, Augustana, !f":i7,000 ; Lutheran Missouri Synod, $'J.ri(i0.0OO J Lutheran, Norwelgiaii, $.T00,lMin; Lutheran, t'nit- ed, 1150400; Methodist, Canadian, $2,- iiii i.i mi i ; Methodist lOpiKCopal Church, 17.r0o,ooo: Method! Episcopal Church. South, lUSmwOO : Prewhy torlnn Church, Southern. $1,400,000; Presbyterian United. $327,000; Protes tant Episcopal. $1.'t.-,r0.000 : Reformed Church in the United States, $101,000 : Reformed Church in America (Dutch) $.'M,000: United Brethren, $100,000. President Still in Augusta. (Mr the Associated rrsa. Augusta, Ga April 4. Because of early morning showers President Hard ing postponed today his trip from here to Aiken, S. C until tomorrow. Little Miss Mary King Heathcdck Is confined to her home on Simpson street with measle. "I fetal l iiMlhhlnal Gnu awl roe l. ii. it. .ii an-iHiiils In leading Irani rrtiter nf Hie ilutiiii diirliui tin- mp i -. nlhi. four wet-V euallng Mac b M. ltet. wete 1 -L4 pel in greater Ibaa the debli In the name cltle dur ing t be ineaaiNlliig four tieek in r.'-'.' ami i"ini.-l nnly a frsrtlnn of 1 Iter rent. I, .. Ilia n lh debit fnr Ihe fmir week ending Febtuary 14. lWTt lb. -,n.-. fnilnn in the ftfth dis trict In February fell Is. er n-nt In nnuiK-r uiiiler Ihe Febrnnry lirj-.' fml llles. and also ibl-limsl 4S.7i nr i-ent ill total llabillile mi ill veil Lalair w i fnllv in. I prwfilalil) n -. Mpnsl ilurilig I he uMSilh. and laid winder iiitci lei nil lery bllle niib nulViiie nnrk. F'mI pn..- itetrtatl dlghly Im-iwi-'ii Jiiiitteary lo and Fei. ruary l.'il mid some of ihe ibi-ronsi's wcte on urtii'li of wide coitsiimpt ion such as eg;, though the gain in arti cle lo the i-niisniuer was nffact by re ii'iil ailviiuis in sugar, another widely used minimality." Textile mills iii the district enntin ii... i on full time s. Instill. 's during I lie months, tie re) sir I .out miles, with or ders In sntflcieiil numbers tu take the niitpiit f..i several maitbs. New mills nrre being ereeteil in the Carntlnii. e.l'i ia lly in Xorlh Carolina, mid con tracts are lieing let fur others, it is Staled. "I liirin the ri por cM'clllile the pa't "hi inues ii'Verul fllimt lis." letters from mill iiptilllislic. ami res havi' li the bile intinue so on the whole, but of note ol Ullcerl.'llllty IS creeping into comment made by some of best pi.st.-.l .i ill limit ii-s in the indus try. They write that orders are Isdng taken scleral mouths in advance, but they are calling attention to a possi bility of the mills having to operate (Continued on Page Five! J. L. Hartsell is Candidate For School Commissioner at Large. No Other New Candidates Out. The. announcement of J. L. Hartsell Dial he is a candidate for school com missioner ul large is the only new development today in the political sit uation here. Il was rumored Tues day thai candidates for school com missioners from Wards one and four d be incuts announced today, but no slab concerning IheSe offices The commissioners in al present are L. T. I bu t Kd. I 'line, neither of whom whether (hey would make was mad. Ihese ward sell and .1. has staled the race again this year. Mr. Hartsell is couimi large now. mid il is believi will have no opposition in tl sinner at I hal he ' primary Saturday. With the exception of street corner discussions, the election is not discus sed much. The announcement of Mayor Wnmble and several othericnn di. lales. made Tuesday, caused sunn comment, but generally speaking no unusual ainonul of interest is being manifested. I'nless much enthusiasm is amused during the next few days, the vote on Saturday will be very light. So far the following candidates have announced themselves; For Mayor J. B. Wamble and J. O. Moose. For Alderman. Ward One-. W ,W. Fiowe ami Join. L. Petrea. For Alderman, Ward Two W. A. Wilkinson. For Alderman, Ward Thrci C. M. Ivev. For Alderman. Litnker and J. (I Ward Four MelOaehern Ward Five- It. C For Aldeiniau, It. A HitllenUer. For School Commissioner at Large ,1. L. Hartsell. Cotton Mills at Durham Arc to In crease Wages. Durham. April 2 Officials of the Erwin Cotton Mills, the Durhnm Cot ton Manufacturing Company, and the Pearl Cotton .VHIls. of this city, are working on nn Increased wage soiled- Ule, which will go into effect Ibis week, according to nn announcement made tonight. The extent of the In- crease About has not been made known. 2,300 employees nrc affected. Foster Case (Joes to Jury. St. Joseph, Mich., April 4 illy the; Associated Press). The e'lise of Win. I Z. Foster, charged with vlolntlng the' Michigan lay against criminal syndi calism, went to tlie Jury ul 0:45 a. la. today when Judge Chns. White llnlsh-e-d reading Ills Inst ruei ions. Cnl t.m Mill Operatives Strike. I Br the Aaaoelatf! Pre. I York. 8. C, April 4. One hundred operatives at the Neely Cottein Mill here, went on strike here tisJay Tor a wage Increase of approximately 20 per cent. Twister risnn employees yes terday askeel for an increosc of $2.90 a week. la week. sire MH Hit. IN VMM U I P II i M sr OF Hi WD t I LT Mle Mail I ...I la Ii.. VUk-n Warraate Paper Are FiUl i a - .... -i ,j I Un-llig. Mb Ii . ip. il I Formal -ha I I lui I I llavbl riasat ' ll.l IIINHI I I lie Isl.lelile Hull, nl ai B:.i..i, llarhur. i "fiiumlaiUHi nf lb tu. iinii" t. ill' . ins fraud' were in the In.! , Cimmv i Lettfdng I circuit Cowl lodaj 'In Andrew B Dnnglier ry. Attiiruev Ueneral fni Michigan The charge Were Med in upiit at the i,no aarraliln lata-eedtiigji tie I gun in Ihe t mil I ie.ierila to inti..-i ! the leader ul the i nit In bow caue I why the nrgnliiuitiiHi should not lie di dtnuiliil T.Ntuy dun in- ulli-se that Ihe col ony tin set itsell up ,.i a "kingdom" Willi Benjamin Piiruell. head of ihe or der, a I be kili The allegation al so I ni.idc that Ihe Association which Hied art!. h'- nf liiiiirMirntinii in Ban, as a rcllginil ns.cialiou. iiursl its privileges a an orgaiii.al n.u of this character by means ul fraud The Attorney lieneral allege Ihe colniiy i nnt. and never hn Isi-n a i oi k. rat ion fnr religion purie, but on ihe contrary has fnr its true oli ject the enrichment of Benjamin pur nell and his elevation lo ihe rank nf leinp'.ial king and Ihe eslablisluuenl within Ihe slate of a kipgilom whose king mid his snbjis-is are. or euUHI- lally shall be. free uml iudepemleul of ! the ciiil ihiwi r of the stale. John .1. Sterling, of Hi ntnll Harbor, attorney for Ihe cult, armed bere last iligiil. lie said the House .,! Oavid is I ready lor any iniestlgalioli ine siaie H,inay .mike. AMERICAN DESTROYER DAMAGED IN WRECK IKstroyer Ecx Collided With British Light -Cruiser at Entrance to lios planus. illy Ihe AKMiiclnled Pre. 1 London. April 4. -The American de stroyer Fox collided with a British light cruiser ill the entrance tu the Bosphnriis yesterday , according lo ad vices received from Constantinople by Lloyds today. Both vessels, the re porl said, were badly damaged. The strong current was held responsible for the neeidenl. Will Be Laid Up. Washington. April I. -The destroyer Fox will be laid up two ninnllis for repairs as a resull of her collision with a British cruiser, the Navy lb part in. 'id was inform. si by .able to day. SUPERINTENDENT PAGE ASKED TO QUIT .IOB Had Iteen Superintendent of New Hanover County Iloinc. IUy il..- .,( on.-. 1 l'n s. i Wilmington. V C. April 4. Inves tigation of charges thai prisoners In the New Hanover Home here have been maltreated, also of the east last week where the siiperinlendent is charged with having carried two while women prisoners on an automo bile ride, resulted this morning with Ihe suspensi if W. C. Page, snperin- lemleut. and Mrs. Page, matron of the Home, and they were given lit) days' notice to give up their push inns. Col. George Thayer Dead. IB) the Aaaoi-latea Preaa.1 ladelpbiii. April I. Col. George C. Thayer, widely known ill social cir cles Ihonghoul the Fust, dies 1 last night in a hospital nl Rutherford lie was IS", years obi. Col. T a former coiiiiunuder of I lie troop of Philadelphia and of the late John It. Thayer, ideal of the Pennsylvania in. N. C. aver was lirsl city brother who lost bis life in thl tunic disaster. I le leaves six children. steamer Ti i widow ami Prohibition OOiccr Shot am) Killed. Florence, S. ('., April ::. - .1. Roy Youm.in. Florence, a Federal prohibi tion ollieer. was shot from ambush and instantly killed alter 2 o'clock this morning during a raid on a moonshine still near Hartsville. S. C. The slaver is said hy oihcr officers iiu the parly to have, been a whlteman. I lie escape;!. Police Seeking for Bandits. 111. tlie V -s.'.'ln i .-.I I'r.s I .loplin, Mo April 4. A motor car loaded with police" heavily armed, left Ibis morning in nn effort to head off two bandits who entered the Bank of Waco, Missouri, near here, held up Ihe cashier. Warren Lofton, scooped up all (he money in sight and sped away in a motor car. Woman Kills Children and Attempts Suicide. New York. April 2 Mrs. Hose Murtiili, of (he Bronx, cut the throats of her three year old son and four year old daughter, and then slashed her own throat. The children died. Tlie mother is under arrest al Ford ham hospital. Keiths Vaudeville lotte is K'hatiotte, April Manager at Char Arrested. 3. Wei fin e utli- ccr S. M. M. Gray today swore out a warrant for Luther House', manager of Keith's vaudeville, charging him with putting on an imbs'iMit act. The lien r- lug will be held tomorrow morning. I Keith's reopened yesterday. Confirmation of Execution of Vicar General. London, April 4 I By the Associated Press). Coiillrmatlon of the execution by she soviet authorities of Cine inn Innllne Hub hkn vitch. vicar general of the Roman Catholic Church in Russia., is coutalneel in a dispatch received to day from the Ilostu Agency, the offl cltil Bolshcvlkl news organization. Forsyth Agaiast Revaluation. Ill the . 'I a I nl Pr. Winston-Salem, April 4. The Coun ty Commissioner toduy decldexl against revsluntlnn In this county ex cept in individual cases that may de- '.iiXv THRluuH PULLMAN SERVICE lo TO BE STARTED APRIL 29 To Run From (loldsboro to Cincinnati Two Fast New Trains Between New York and New Orleans. NOS. 21 AND 22 TO BE MADE FAST TRAINS Will Stop Only at Selma, Ra leigh, Durham and Bur lington. Other Stops to Be Cut Out Also. (Ur Ihe Aoetale4i Preaa.) Raleigh. April 4. Effective April -0. through Pullman scrviie from Golds lairo to Cincinnati will 1' inaugurated, mid other important statewide changes in schedules of the Southern Railroad mad" to conform with the cnmpaiiy'n arrangements for two fast tlirrough trains running lietween New York anil New Orleans, according to an order i -iie.l today by the Ninth Ciirulllill e 'orpnr.it ion I 'omniissloD. "On (hut dale, present trains Nos. 'l and 1"J will be cull verted into this fast express, leaving (.oldslsiro at !l a. in., arriving at Asheville at 0:40 p. m . the Cincinnati Pullman there l ing taken over by the Carolina Sk. cial." the order rends. "Uelu ruing. No. 22 will leave Ashe ville at 10:4."i a. in., after receiving tlie Ciiiciumiti Pullmnu and arrive at Goldsborn at 11 :2U p. m.. making con nection at (ircensboro with No. 34. These f()st trains will only stop at Selma. Raleigh. Durham and Burling ton, and all stops now made by 21 and 22 between ('reenshoro and Ashe ville. except Cleveland. Klinwnod. Ell folu. i in remold . Oynma, Hldebrand, Icard. Calvin. (liH'eiilee. Graphite, Clinchcross and Azalea. "Besides the through Pullman ser vice, a dining ear will serve meals be tween Asheville and Cincinnati and a buffet lietween Golelslxiro and Ashe ville. "To compensate slallons lietween Greensboro and Goldstsn'o for the loss of Hi mid 22. trains Nos. In and 10 will run clear thrrough lietween Goldsborn ami Greensboro on the old schedules of Nos. 21 nml 22. making the same stops." "Train No. 13 will leave Salisbury for Mooresville and Charlotte at 4:0T p. in., eiinnectlng al Barber with No. 21. Train No. 14 will leave Charlotte for Mooresville and Salisbury lit 1 :40 p. in., connecting at Barber with No. Train No. 12 will leave Charlotte) for Statesvllle and Tnylorsville ut 2:40 p. in., connecting nt StntesviUe with No. 21. "Train No. 4ii will leave Charlotte at 2:"u p. in. arriving at Danville lit. 7:",il p. in., connecting at Salisbury with trains Nos. Ct and 14. Trains No. 4"i will leave Danville ill 1 1 -,: a. ill. arriving III Charlotte nt ."i:30 p. nr. conne'ctlng at Greens boro Willi No. 21 and al Salisbury with Nos. 13 anil I I. "Train No. 7 leaves 1 lendcrsonville nt 1:5.1 p. in., for Lake ToxaWNy. and Train No. S leaves Bosnian al 2:10 o in for HendersonvHIe. 'train No. Ii leaves North Wilki born at 2:20 P. m. for Wlnston-Sajg Train No. 3 haves Winston-Sale.ui I r, -on n in. for North Wilkesbor Trains .". and li will either lie discKi tiimeil belween Greensboro and Wl sloii-Saleni. or Nos, lii and 10 will b? inn between Golilsboro and Winstuu Salem to take their place. 'Train No. 132 leaves Mt. Airy nt 3:20 p. m. for Greensboro connecting at Greensboro with Nos, 34 and 17, ami arriving at Sunforn at nam p. in.." it is stated. The oriler characterized the new service as the iienest train service ever inaugurated oil the Southern sys tem." Negro Janitor Gets $25,000. I Br Ihe AsinelHIeil I'rraa.) Wilmington, N. C April 4. N. W. Matthews, (10 year old ue.gro janitor at si. Johns Episcopal Church, came to work this morning as usual, Intent solely on earning his $50 a month sal ary. He found a letter informing him Dial a cousin had died in Kenansvillc, leaving him a third interest in an es tate valued al some $75,000. Chuiiotte Invites President to Stop There. (Br the Asaoclated Tresa.) Charlotte. April 4. The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce today tele graphed President Warren G. Hard ing inviting him to visit this city on his return trip to Washington. The will of Clarence B. Bryant, of Charlotte, probated Tuesday, leaves the entire estate to his wife, with the exception of $5,000 to u niece, Ophelia Bryant, named for his first wife, and $10,000 to another niece, Edith Bryant. Mrs. Bryant Is named as executrix, but is advhed to confer with office'.m of the Merchants and Fanners Bank In bundling the estate She Is ad vised by terms of the will to hold Ihe real estate. c" m. f- i t Tire. Quebec government plans the1 I establishment of a number of cold storage and distributing plants ns a sep toward the more active develop ment of the Provincial sea fisheries. Mr. J. E. Love Is spending the in Otrarlotte on trntrauaw. V ,